In addition, there were Cui Yuanbin's 60,000-strong Xuanfu army that had just surrendered, and Geng Zhixiang's remaining less than 20,000 troops, totaling approximately 140,000 troops.
This was the army he planned to lead south to attack the prefectures and counties north of the old course of the Yellow River in Zhili Province.
Their mission was to quickly capture all the prefectures and counties in Zhili north of the old course of the Yellow River, while simultaneously deploying defenses in the south and the Taihang Mountains.
To guard against armies coming from the south and west, we must first seize the undefended Zhili region.
At the same time, it was also to expand his granaries as soon as possible, because with the Liaodong and Youyan regions he held, the grain was simply not enough to support the hundreds of thousands of troops in the capital.
Therefore, Li Qin dispatched them to first take over the area north of the old course of the Yellow River.
After receiving the large army from Li Qi, Li Xuanshang firmly said to Li Qin:
"Uncle, just wait for my good news. I will definitely take over all the prefectures and counties north of the old course of the Yellow River."
After hearing what he said, Li Qin nodded repeatedly and said:
"Alright, I await your good news. After you have taken control of the area north of the old course of the Yellow River, contact Qin Chenyao, the governor of Shandong, and try to subdue him completely by relying on military force."
Of course, we must also guard against him resorting to desperate measures. It would be best if we could station troops in Shandong, and try our best not to touch his military power.
Of course, there was also some appeasement; I have already delivered to you the imperial edict appointing Qin Chenyao as the Marquis of Qi Shun.
You can send someone to read it to him when the time comes.
Furthermore, most of the troops in Henan have already been depleted in Zhuozhou, leaving the province with very limited manpower. You should decide whether to continue the attack on the three prefectures in Hebei, Henan, based on the situation.
As for the Taiyuan direction, reinforcements from Taiyuan have not yet arrived. When you are conquering Zhili, you must be wary of attacks from the Taiyuan direction.
"Nephew will certainly remember this."
After giving instructions to Li Xuanshang, Li Qin stood on the city wall of the capital and watched the army head south.
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